Hello. My name is Gerald, and I have been drawing feverishly since I could first hold a crayon. Passion for unusual creative ideas inspires me to create visual concepts that are original and communicate messages clearly. I believe that as creative professionals, art directors and designers can have a positive effect on the world we live in. For this reason I try to bring value to everything I do, and view my job as more than just selling products and services. My motto is: everything is possible, if you’re willing to find the way.My skills include creative concept origination and advertising campaigns, brand identity design, digital design, illustration, multi-media marketing, photo manipulation, video and sound editing, print production and creative writing. I am very skilled in the Adobe Creative Suite and proficient in Microsoft word processing and editing software.By nature I am an explorer with a healthy appetite for finding out for myself. Enlightenment can be found anywhere. I love venturing out to the wild outdoors as much as I enjoy disappearing into unfamiliar urban jungles. The most incredible discoveries may not be the most sensational, or appear to be anything but ordinary. At first. But inspiration comes in many unlikely forms and if you pause long enough, a chance encounter will reveal the special quality that everyone desires but few are willing to search for – originality. As impossible to define as it is to ignore.All kinds of people interest me. But nothing is more intriguing than an unusual character. Except several unusual characters. I believe that collaboration can bring out the best in everyone. When contrasting personalities engage in a task, teamwork generates dynamic energy which fuels creativity. Someone responds to another's words with a perspective one could not have in response to one's own thought. And right there, two unlikely sparks ignite each other. And normality explodes. So let's put our heads together and create something wild!My creative work has won the following awards:• INMA (International News Media Association) Award in 2011 for The Times print and outdoor• Grolsch Design Indaba Glass design competition – Second place• Silver Quill ad of the month for a Salvation Army print ad• Western Cape winner – Omnigraphics Design on the Move